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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
(for) a noun + to do something
China began importing a superior breed of horses, and it began growing alfalfa and grapes. For additional revenue he demanded that neighboring states pay his empire to sell their goods to the Chinese, and he began military campaigns to force them to do so.
[Emperor Wu, Expansion, Class Conflict and Decline http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/china04.htm]
I think the underlined phrase is to-infinitive phrase expressing the purpose, and that "for" should be needed before "his empire" in the view of grammar.
If so, I'd like to know why "for" is missing in my example.
[Emperor Wu, Expansion, Class Conflict and Decline http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/china04.htm]
I think the underlined phrase is to-infinitive phrase expressing the purpose, and that "for" should be needed before "his empire" in the view of grammar.
If so, I'd like to know why "for" is missing in my example.
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park sang joon If so, I'd like to know why "for" is missing in my example. It isn't. Compare: He paid for me to go to America - He covered all the expenses.
- park sang joon If so, I'd like to know why "for" is missing in my example.
- It isn't.
- Compare: He paid for me to go to America - He covered all the expenses.
- He paid me to go to America.
- = He gave me money (as a fee/wage/bribe/etc)
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park sang joonIf so, I'd like to know why "for" is missing in my example.It isn't. Compare:
He paid for me to go to America - He covered all the expenses.
He paid me to go to America. = He gave me money (as a fee/wage/bribe/etc)
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